Gold won the year against bitcoin but the long-term scoreboard tells a different story. The precious metal’s recent dominance against its digital counterpart has raised criticism about bitcoin’s standing as a store of value and inflation hedge, though that conclusion largely hinges on when you start the clock. On a 12-month basis, there was no contest. Gold surged more than 63 percent in 2025, while bitcoin is on pace to notch just its third negative annual return of the last decade. That surprised many investors and crypto bulls given the new pro-bitcoin White House, easing regulatory conditions, institutional ... (full story)